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The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 23, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean prices rose to a two-month high on Wednesday, underpinned by expectations of a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict, while wheat and corn futures ticked lower.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans get a technical bounce, corn and wheat ease

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 22, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures bounced on Tuesday while corn and wheat eased as broader financial markets recovered from a day-earlier slide and the dollar held near a multi-year low.


Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured as Trump attacks Federal Reserve chair

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 21, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell on Monday after an overnight rally with the mood in outside markets souring as U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, causing concerns about the autonomy of the U.S. central bank.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters April 17, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, analysts said.


AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports

But year-to-date exports nearly 7.40 million tonnes

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 17, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several small revisions to its April supply and demand report compared to the previous month, it did not alter any of its canola numbers.

“I believe China may have taken on a battle they can’t afford to fight,” said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist with StoneX Financial Inc., in a recent webinar. Photo: Getty Images
Markets, News

Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?

Some analysts think it’s a war China cannot afford to fight, while others believe the country is in better postion than last time

By Sean Pratt April 17, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes China's slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.


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Crops, Reuters

IGC raises world corn crop forecast, trims wheat

By Reuters April 17, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production, driven by an improved outlook in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)
Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress

Trump a wildcard

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 16, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.


Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters April 16, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters April 15, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, under pressure from weak demand from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war and Brazil's bumper soybean harvest.


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